Austin
Travis County, Texas
30 15.953' N 97 44.343' W
409 East 5th Street

Text: (William Sydney Porter, Sept. 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910). Born in Greensboro, N.C., moved to Texas in 1882, and lived on a ranch near Cotulla. Came to Austin in 1884, and in addition to writing, worked as a pharmacist, musician, draftsman, and bank teller. His first nationally published short story appeared in 1897.